The Lake Central Indians are on the road again on Thursday to play the Munster Mustangs at 7:00 p.m. Lake Central's pitching crew has only allowed 2.5 runs per game this season, so Munster's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
Lake Central stacked a tenth blowout win onto their ever-increasing hoard on Saturday. They blew past NorthWood 11-1.
Grant Mercer looked comfortable as he struck out six batters over four innings while giving up just one earned run off five hits (and only one walk). He has been consistent recently: he hasn't given up more than two walks in six consecutive pitching appearances.
At the plate, Drew Kosteba and Victor Villegas did most of the damage at the plate: Kosteba scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances, while Villegas scored two runs while going 2-for-3. Ryder Fernandez was another key contributor, scoring three runs while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Munster came tearing into Monday's game with seven straight wins (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.1 runs) and they left with even more momentum. They narrowly escaped with a win as the team sidled past the Indians 4-2.
Munster also got a great performance from Kicho Ed as he didn't allow a single earned run while striking out eight over 4.2 innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Munster's victory was truly a team effort as seven different players contributed at least one hit. One of them was Campagna Joey, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
Lake Central has been performing well recently as they've won eight of their last ten matches, which provided a nice bump to their 18-9 record this season. As for Munster, their win was their fifth straight at home, which pushed their record up to 16-11.
Lake Central couldn't quite finish off Munster when the teams last played last Saturday and fell 4-2. Can Lake Central avenge their loss or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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